Silje Nesdal (b.1982) holds an MA in Furniture Design and Interior architecture from Bergen Academy of Arts and Design and Alvar Aalto University in Helsinki. Silje also holds a BA in Textile Design from Oslo University Collage, and has been working in the fashion industry in Oslo and Japan. She combines her experiences from textile and fashion with furniture design and enjoys working interdisciplinary. Silje grew up in Stryn, the scenic area of the Western fjords in Norway. This community is characterized by long tradition of wool, woodwork and furniture industry.

Silje Nesdals design consists of simple and subtle forms and unobtrusive aesthetics. She is inspired by traditional use of materials and techniques both local, as well as Finnish and Japanese.

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Allen Wood by Silje Nesdal is a extension of the wooden platter collection that Nesdal brought to Milan in 2016. Working with a local wood turner, she has created a series of five bowls of different sizes, each presenting a modern design aesthetic that references Nesdal’s influences from Finland and Japan, expressed through traditional Norwegian craftsmanship.